Synonyms of falsifying

falsifying

verb

present participle of falsify

1

as in misrepresenting

to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of

taking that statement completely out of context essentially falsifies it, whether that's your intention or not

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misrepresenting
• distorting
• misstating
• perverting
• twisting
• misinterpreting
• obscuring
• complicating
• fudging
• slanting
• cooking
• garbling
• warping
• censoring
• coloring
• bending
• misrelating
• mistaking
• confusing
• disguising
• masking
• camouflaging
• misdescribing
• dissembling
• whitewashing
• mistranslating
• lying
• misspeaking
• veiling
• belying
• glossing (over)
• mystifying
• fibbing
• bowdlerizing
• mixing (up)
• prevaricating
• confounding
• equivocating
• paltering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interpreting
• explaining
• illustrating
• clarifying
• illuminating
• clearing (up)
• spelling out
• deciphering

2

as in refuting

to prove to be false

telephone records falsified his claim that he wasn't home that night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuting
• overturning
• disproving
• discrediting
• challenging
• rebutting
• debunking
• discussing
• confuting
• disconfirming
• confounding
• questioning
• belying
• contesting
• shooting down
• overthrowing
• doubting
• giving the lie to
• debating
• querying
• mistrusting
• talking over
• hashing (over)
• mooting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• establishing
• verifying
• proving
• confirming
• validating
• showing
• supporting
• recording
• documenting
• evidencing
• witnessing
• corroborating
• identifying
• certifying
• attesting
• displaying
• backing (up)
• substantiating
• evincing
• demonstrating
• illustrating
• buttressing
• manifesting
• adducing
• authenticating